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After reading the last few days of digests, in which the trend of enthusiastically learnig the basics of tablet weaving is followed by forgetting everything you learned, I realized that I was treading the same path. I was very inspired by the story about the woman weaving an inscription band: I originally began tabletweaving with an interest in something similar: I wanted to weave a fine lettered band to commemorate the ordination to the priesthood of a friend who has been slowly working toward this goal for over 15 years. So here is my question: what books or other resources would you recommend for someone who wants to move beyond making patterned shoelaces for her children (and make-your-own shoelace kits for her nieces and nephews for Christmas) and on to something more advanced? The first instructional book I purchased was so ghastly that I put it behind (rather than on) the bookshelf - patterns of cowboys and such with no simple (less than 15 card) learning patterns and no patterns worth making, along with no instructions as to how it all works. An out-of-print library book helped, but the bands I designed didn't come out looking as I had hoped. Unfortunately, the books out there tend to be quite expensive, and I'm hesitant to spend a lot based on guesses as to what might be good, since I already bought a book that was a disaster, but may I consult the collective wisdom of the list? English or German are fine - my German is shaky, but I could use an excuse to improve it, and there seems to be a fairly strong German contingent here. Or is tablet weaving one of those things that one learns by extensive trial and error - I am speaking as a knitter/weaver/spinner, not as a computer programmer and mathematical whiz: the concept and process of tablet weaving does not come naturally to me, but is slowly coming into form as I - well, as I make more shoelaces. I have admired the gorgeous bands that other list-members have made, but I couldn't imagine even where to find guidance on how to make such lovely things (perhaps scaled down to shoelace size...) Sorry for being so verbose, but I saw myself in that last series of posts: I don't want the work I have put in thus far trying to figure this out to be lost. I'd much rather be fighting with this new skill than sweeping the kitchen floor, and my husband gets no end of amusement from my spending hours lashed to the bedpost by my latest project, which may or may not be reason enough to continue: he is much less tolerant of the clicking of knitting needles or (heaven help us) the crashing metal heddles and frames of my loom. ===== The Distaff c/o Julie Pedersen 2 Forest Street Worcester, MA 01609-1704 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com Send private reply to Julie Pedersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
